St. Margaret's Anglican Church, Mildura was built in several programs and memorial windows also installed in at least two separate cycles. When the stone church was enlarged to plans by Melbourne Anglican Diocesan architect Louis R Williams in the 1930s, Canon Horner arranged in 1933 for Brooks, Robinson & Co. to prepare designs for theeast window of the sanctuary. Several more windows were installed during 1959 by Archdeacon Hardingham, the last being the Crucifixion in 1960. The Warrior's Chapel was added around the early 1960s and the remains of Archdeacon James Hardingham were interred under its floor in 1962.
Melbourne stained glass artist John Ferguson (1923-2010) prepared a series of windows that symbolised service and sacrifice, in keeping with the object of the sacred space.
Philip Philbrick was a 29 year-old builder, married to Elsie and living in Somerville (Vic.), when he enlisted on 1 May 1916. While serving in France with 58 Battalion, he was wounded several times, most seriously when he received gun shot wounds to shoulder and thigh on 29 March 1917. He was made Lance Corporal on 23 July 1918 and was discharged from service on 12 September 1919.
References & Acknowledgements
AWM First World War Embarkation Roll; NAA: B2455, Philbrick Ralph.
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